I didn’t hear the others screaming. I felt as if I was in a bubble
ne weekend in June two years ago, my friends Le’Annka, Nia and I were set to fly from Nassau, the capital of The Bahamas, to Long Island, just over 200 miles away. But our reservation got cancelled. We rebooked – that was also cancelled. We then chose to charter a plane. I was apprehensive – those planes are small. But Le’Annka read positive reviews of the pilot, so we decided to take a chance.
A minute or two later, at approximately 200ft, there was a beeping sound, then a red flashing light on the left wall of the plane. I thought it was probably nothing, but Nia had a look of sheer panic. Before I could gather my thoughts, the plane started to nosedive. Then everything seemed to unfold in slow motion.The pilot was able to get the plane to level off, but then the tail end started to tip over. That’s when I knew something was wrong, but I still didn’t panic.
I sat there looking around in disbelief. Everything went blank. I wasn’t thinking about anything. A few seconds later, I heard someone yell, “Everybody, get out the back of the plane!” I was still frozen. Then Le’Annka yelled, “Allicia, get up and move, now!” That’s when I snapped back to reality.
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